The Hays Indians will head out on the road to face off against the Great Bend Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Hays is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Kansas' top teams: Dodge City, who was ranked second in their home state at the time (Hays was ranked 21st). Hays lost 7-0 to Dodge City on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Great Bend fell victim to Hays and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Indians. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kansas soccer rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Indians are ranked 21st).
Hays' defeat dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Great Bend, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.
Hays beat Great Bend 2-0 in their previous meeting on Tuesday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hays since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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